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Will Salesforce's Earnings Match its Growth?
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 1:48pm | 385Read More...Enterprise Cloud Computing provider Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is set to report second quarter earnings after the stock market close on Thursday, and expectations are high after the company reported 45 percent growth so far in 2012. Chief Executive Marc Benioff has turned Salesforce.com into a...
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Salesforce to Acquire GoInstant for More Than $70 Million
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 12:40pm | 247Read More...Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) is about to acquire GoInstant, a young startup specializing in downloads-free co-browsing. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, GoInstant was founded in 2010 with seed financing led by Freestyle Capital's Josh Felser and David Samuel, as well as Baseline's Steve Anderson. LinkedIn...
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What Can $250 Million Buy Facebook?
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 2:47pm | 264Read More...Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) may have spent $1 billion on Instagram, but that doesn't mean the company isn't willing to part with another bag of cash. This time, the bag is filled with $250 million. According to Business Insider, Facebook is interested in buying Wildfire Interactive, a company that...
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Salesforce Splashes Out $689 Million on Buddy Media
Monday, June 4, 2012 - 7:38am | 386Read More...It was revealed on Monday that Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) has agreed to buy Buddy Media for $689 million. The deal will be in cash, and it will see CRM cutting its full-year earnings per share forecast. On the surface, it appears to be a smart acquisition for Salesforce. Buddy Media gives users...
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Lazerow to CNBC: Facebook Will Be the Next Google
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 9:16am | 443Read More...Michael Lazerow thinks Facebook will become the next success in Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) advertising mold, despite concerns that monetization may disrupt its social experience. The chairman of Buddy Media, the privately-held company offering brands social media solutions, believes that Google's...
